WHAT'S COOKING DEESIDE UK LTD
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Cash
£4.1M
+21.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£19M
+0.7% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
440
+6.5% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£3.3M
+19.4% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £64,194,563 | £71,081,180 | +10.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2,777,667 | £3,287,262 | +18.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £3,866,396 | £2,817,904 | £2,801,957 | £3,344,195 | +19.4% | |
| Net profit | £3,122,013 | £2,063,427 | £2,043,577 | £2,872,722 | +40.6% | |
| Cash | £2,091,632 | £3,839,607 | £3,385,486 | £4,108,268 | +21.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £19,529,896 | £18,426,525 | £19,100,030 | £19,671,860 | +3% | |
| Net assets | £16,254,058 | £18,317,485 | £18,861,062 | £18,983,784 | +0.7% | |
| Equity | £16,254,058 | £18,317,485 | £18,861,062 | £18,983,784 | +0.7% | |
| Average employees | 437 | 418 | 413 | 440 | +6.5% | |
| Wages | £12,323,680 | £12,550,528 | £13,498,253 | £15,299,878 | +13.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £184,347 | £219,195 | £234,764 | £239,519 | +2% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 4.3% | 4.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 3.2% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 14.5% | 16.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 32.9% | 34.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.03x | 2.04x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- WHAT'S COOKING DEESIDE UK LTD 2023-04-21 → present
- K K FINE FOODS LIMITED 2017-10-11 → 2023-04-21
- K K FINE FOODS PLC 2007-08-16 → 2017-10-11
- K K FINE FOODS LIMITED 2003-02-20 → 2007-08-16
- K K WHOLEFOODS LIMITED 1986-11-27 → 2003-02-20
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Kirk Rice LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENOOT, Koen Achiel | Director | 2025-12-03 | Mar 1979 | Belgian |
| BOLSIUS, Christophe | Director | 2017-09-11 | Oct 1969 | Belgian |
| REGNIERS, Yves Luc | Director | 2019-01-01 | Apr 1978 | Belgian |
| SANDERS, Piet Herman Jozef | Director | 2021-10-01 | Nov 1966 | Belgian |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DE BACKER, Dirk | Secretary | 2017-09-11 | 2021-08-01 |
| JACKSON, Graham Michael, Dr | Secretary | 2001-07-16 | 2017-09-11 |
| WOOD, Rona Norma | Secretary | — | 2001-07-16 |
| DAVIS, Colin | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| DE COCK, Wim Donaat Margriet | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2018-10-22 |
| EDWARDS, David Michael | Director | 2001-09-05 | 2006-10-04 |
| EDWARDS, Laila | Director | — | 2017-09-11 |
| EDWARDS, Samir Stephen James | Director | 2010-11-26 | 2025-12-03 |
| GALLAGHER, John | Director | 2005-01-01 | 2009-10-10 |
| GOEMINNE, Dirk | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2018-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Graham Michael, Dr | Director | 2001-07-16 | 2017-09-11 |
| KINT, Francis Jacques Louis, Director | Director | 2018-10-22 | 2021-06-30 |
| STEVENS, René | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2020-03-15 |
| WOOD, Rona Norma | Director | — | 2001-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's Cooking Belgium Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-09-11 | Active |
| Ms Laila Edwards | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-09-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-04-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-29 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.